What should you pay attention to when dealing with scalds caused by boiling water

Being scalded by boiling water is believed to be a relatively common way of scalding in daily life. The temperature of boiling water is extremely high, and even a slight splash will cause an obvious burning sensation. If a large area of ​​scald is caused by boiling water, the wound must be treated urgently and properly cared for, otherwise it will easily cause bubbles. So if you are scalded by boiling water, what emergency measures should you take?

1. How to deal with scalds caused by boiling water

1. Rinse with cold water

Be careful not to let the water flow from the faucet be too fast to avoid excessive impact that may increase skin pain. Rinse slowly with cold water or soak the burned area in cold water until the pain is gone.

2. Apply burn ointment

If the blisters on the scalded area are relatively large, after soaking them in cold water, you can gently puncture them with a sterilized needle to slowly let the blood in the blisters flow out, then apply some burn ointment, and then gently wrap them with gauze; if the scalded areas are on the hands or feet, raise the scalded areas appropriately to reduce the swelling of the blisters.

3. Elevate the burned area

In case of severe burns, do not rinse with cold water. Instead, let the person lie down immediately, use clothing to elevate the burned area to reduce the swelling of local blisters, and use sterilized scissors to gently cut the clothing on the burned area while waiting for rescue personnel to transfer to the hospital for treatment.

2. What to do if you get scalded by boiling water

1. Minor injuries can be treated by yourself

If it is only a mild burn (first or second degree burn), it is recommended that you put it under cold water for more than half an hour to lower the temperature and reduce the further penetration of high temperature causing further tissue damage. Then spray the medicine Shaotanling three times a day, morning, noon and evening, to eliminate the possibility of bacterial infection. The effect will be better, the healing time will be shorter, and the ideal effect of treating burns will be achieved.

2. Medication is essential

The Miao medicine Shaotanling is an external spray that can be sprayed on the burned area to avoid bacterial contamination. They are all ground herbal ingredients with mild medicinal properties. They can quickly penetrate deep into the skin, quickly clear away heat and detoxify, and reduce inflammation and relieve pain. They are suitable for various severe burns and scalds, burns and scalds that are difficult to heal for a long time, and recurrent burns and scalds.

3. Serious injuries should be sent to the hospital

If it is a severe burn, after being away from the heat source, simply bandage it and send it to the hospital. After persisting in treatment and following the doctor's instructions, the skin burn will slowly heal.

3. What should you pay attention to after being scalded by boiling water?

1. Don’t touch hot things

First of all, you cannot touch hot things after being burned. After being burned, the part of the body is in a state of high temperature that cannot be reduced. If you touch hot things again, the injury will be aggravated. You should cool down first.

2. Do not cover the injured area

The scalded area is very painful and hot. If we cover it with something, it will generate very high temperature, making the injured area more painful, and it will also cause pus and even rot.

3. Don’t eat foods that can cause internal heat

First of all, eating spicy food will make us get inflamed. Not only that, we should not eat food that will make us get inflamed. After eating it, we will get inflamed and the burned area will fester.

4. Don’t eat foods high in melanin

Do not eat foods high in melanin, such as soy sauce

After being treated for burns, don’t think that you can just wait for recovery and avoid eating and drinking. This is wrong! After we are injured, new flesh will grow. First of all, we cannot eat things with high melanin content, such as soy sauce! This will leave scars on us!

5. Protect the injured part

Remember not to get injured a second time. Protect the injured part well so that it can heal faster. If you get hurt a second time, you know that not only will the injury be aggravated, but it may also leave a root of the disease.

6. Severe cases require hospitalization for observation

If the burn is severe and covers a large area, I suggest you stay in the hospital for observation. It is much more convenient to treat in the hospital than at home.